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Angling in Saskatchewan

Turn in Poachers and Polluters (TIPP)
Call the TIPP line at 1-800-667-7561 or use our 24-hour, seven-day-a-week TIPP Service if you suspect any fishing, wildlife or environmental resource violations.

What's New for 2026-27

  • Cutarm Reservoir – closed March 16 to May 5, 2026. All permanent ice shacks must be removed by March 1, 2026
  • Loch Leven – southern 150 m closed to angling April 1 to May 31, 2026 and October 1 to November 30, 2026
  • Waldheim Pond – Closed November 1, 2025 to May 5, 2026

Annual angling licences will now require a $20 Angling Habitat Certificate, while one and three-day licences will require a $5 certificate to further support fisheries enhancement and protection.

Proposed Changes for 2027-28

The following changes are proposed for the 2027-28 angling season:

  • Steep Creek Pond – stocked trout limit two, open all year
  • Meadow Lake Provincial Park – Walleye limit two, only one may exceed 55 cm; northern pike limit three, only one over 75 cm on all waterbodies within the park
  • Grant Devine (Alameda) Lake – Walleye limit three, only one may exceed 55 cm
  • Province wide – Burbot limit four

Please email your feedback to guide@gov.sk.ca by September 1, 2026, and include which waterbody or area you are providing feedback on in the email subject line.

Download the Anglers Guide

The Guide is also available in French.

Note: Changes or updates to the Anglers guide may occur after it is printed, so the online version of the guide is the most up-to-date.

Read the 2025-26 Anglers Guide.

Ministry Field Office Locations

Buy an Angling Licence

Use the Saskatchewan Hunting, Angling and Trapping Licence (HAL) system to purchase a licence.

Purchase a Licence

Exercising Treaty Rights in Saskatchewan
An individual exercising the Treaty right to hunt, fish and trap for food in Saskatchewan must:
1. be a registered Indian, as defined by the Government of Canada's Indian Act;
2. carry a valid Certificate of Indian Status; and
3. be a member of a First Nation signatory to Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10, or a First Nation located within Saskatchewan that has not signed a Treaty.

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